No Mercy 7 Race Coverage

After breaking attendance records with a spillover crowd at Lights Out 7, the epic spring-time radial race at South Georgia Motorsports, anticipation could not have been higher for the fall version of the race: No Mercy 7, and promoter Donald Long of Duck X Productions didn’t disappoint. Between Lights Out, and No Mercy, the track made provisions to handle more spectators, including adding more bleachers, and constructing a VIP stage at the starting line, which reduced the overflowing crowd that tends to congregate at the starting line, while still allowing people to witness the action up close, but in a safe location.

The drivers wasted no time making record-breaking passes in early testing sessions. After Wednesday’s testing, twelve of the 32-car field in the top class, Radial vs The World had made passes in the three second range, with the quickest and fastest being Daniel Pharris, who drove Andrew Alepa’s C7 Corvette to a 3.807 at 211.49 mph.

Friday’s qualifying session was cut short by Hurricane Matthew, but not before Ziff Hudson went 4.055 at 186.41 mph, a new record for 275 tires. Marty Stinnett had a scary crash when his car went into a spin after the finish line, got caught in the wind, and flipped over. Thankfully, Marty was uninjured.

Saturday’s action saw Street Outlaws star Justin Shearer make a record-breaking pass in the Cromod. His 3.994 at 208.88 mph is a personal best and the fastest for a Pontiac-powered doorslammer, while Dewayne Mills cemented his position as the Number 1 qualifier in Radial vs. The World with a 3.793 at 208.88 pass. Daniel Pharris was close behind with a 3.800 at 210.97 mph after changing the engine and transmission in the Corvette the night before.

Sunday’s elimination rounds say another terrifying crash in Stevie (Fast) Jackson’s monster wheelstand in the third round against Mills. Jackson’s Mustang, “The Shadow” pulled a huge wheel stand at about the 330–foot marker, got caught by the wind and was lifted off the ground and carried for about a hundred feet before landing on it’s tail and rolling on the roof. Fortunately, Jackson was unhurt as well. In the end, Dewayne Mills was the last man standing in Radial vs. The World, scoring a well-deserved victory.

Check out our massive No Mercy 7 gallery from photographers Allison Cipra and Dominick Damato, and get ready for Lights Out 8 February 16 to 19, 2017 at South Georgia Mootorsports Park. Go to www.RaceDXP.com for all the details.

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